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A new Gallup poll shows that 51% of Democrats still trust the mainstream media, but only 14% of Republicans do. (30% of Independents.) The average is at an historic low of 32%. Scott Ott talks with Dave Williams on KLIF-570AM in Dallas about the impact of our distrust of journalists.

Will Hillary Clinton win the White House thanks to Republican votes? Should Bernie Sanders mount an independent bid? And why is my 27-year-old Bernie-supporting daughter, Grace Barron-Martinez, kind of excited that Donald Trump has no more competition within the GOP? Episode 46 of Scott Ott Podcast offers some answers to these Berning questions…and more.

Democrats are from Mars, Republicans are from…Texas. In this episode of Scott Ott Podcast (#36) ballot questions tell us all we need to know about the two parties. It’s not just how they answer these ballot propositions that gives us a window into the soul of the party, but it’s the actual questions party bosses choose to ask their own people.

On the heels of a new round of sniping and squabbling among Republican presidential candidates, I offer a new way to approach the whole process…one that could change your frustration to joy. In episode #28 of Scott Ott Podcast, I explain how, “You are the face of liberty. You are the picture of the pursuit of happiness.”

Photos: [Capitol] David Maiolo, [Bernie Sanders] LaborforBernie.orgWould President Bernie Sanders have to Bern down the House…and the Senate…in order to accomplish his socialist purposes. In this episode of Scott Ott Podcast, I talk with my daughter — and Sanders supporter — 27-year-old Grace Barron-Martinez. She explains what she thinks Sen. Sanders means when he says that if Congress won’t cooperate, he’ll go straight to the American people.

President Obama tears up talking about gun violence, and Republicans go ballistic — ridiculing him, and debunking his irrational arguments. In this episode of Scott Ott Podcast (#21), we consider the impact of Right-wing pro-gun arguments compared with the power of a president’s tears.

Episode 21 of Scott Ott Podcast includes audio excerpts drawn from Scott Ott Show which streamed live on YouTube, January 7, 2016.

If the United States bombs Agrabah, as many Republicans want, even more Democrats demand that the U.S. take in refugees from Agrabah. What can quell all of this partisan war over Aladdin’s fictional hometown? Hear the polling results, and what it means for the future of civic dialogue on this strange and humorous episode of Scott Ott Podcast (#20).